Henk Bekker 
January 2018: new light passenger vehicle registrations increased in Europe, China, the USA, India, Brazil and Russia but car sales were weaker in Japan. In January 2018, car sales increased in all major regions of the world except Japan and Britain. Light passenger vehicle sales expanded the fastest in Russia and Brazil but China and … Read more
January 2018: The Smart ForTwo was the top-selling electric car model in Germany with Smart also by far the leading electric car brand. In January 2018, the best-selling electric car model in Germany was the Smart Fortwo, ahead of the Kia Soul and Volkswagen Golf. The Renault Zoe slipped to fourth. Smart was also the … Read more
In 2017, Norway remained the largest market for electric cars in Europe while Germany finally moved ahead of Britain and France. Electric car sales increased by 39% in the EU. In full year 2017, Norway was again the leading market for electrically chargeable vehicles while Britain was the largest market for hybrid cars. The total … Read more
The Volkswagen Golf, Renault Clio, VW Polo and Ford Fiesta were again Europe鈥檚 favorite car models in 2017. SUVs such as the Nissan Qashqai and VW Tiguan made strong gains. In 2017, for the tenth consecutive year, the Volkswagen Golf was the best-selling car model in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries. For the … Read more
December 2017: car sales increased in Russia, Brazil and India but were weaker in China, Japan, Europe and the USA. In full year 2017, the USA was the only major car market with weaker car sales. In 2017, China was again the world鈥檚 largest car market followed by the USA and the European Union. The … Read more
In 2017, new passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union increased to just over 15 million cars. Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain remained the largest car markets in Europe. The European New Car Market in 2017 (Full Year) New passenger vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries in 2017 increased by … Read more
In 2017, Volkswagen remained Europe鈥檚 largest carmaker despite the best-selling VW brand loosing market share. New passenger vehicle registration data for the European Union and EFTA confirmed the Volkswagen Group as Europe鈥檚 largest car manufacturer in 2017 with the Volkswagen brand still by far Europe鈥檚 best-selling car marque. The French PSA and Renault groups increased … Read more
In 2017, German premium and luxury car brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen had record sales worldwide and in China. 2017 was another record year for Germany luxury carmakers with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen selling in record numbers worldwide. German premium brands had record car deliveries in China where the gap between … Read more
The Toyota Prius was again Japan鈥檚 best-selling car model in 2017 despite weaker sales. The Honda N-Box was the favorite mini car (kei) of Japanese car buyers. The Toyota Prius was Japan鈥檚 best-selling passenger car in 2017 despite sales contracting by a third. The Nissan Note replaced the Toyota Aqua as the second most-popular car … Read more
In 2017, Toyota followed by Honda and Suzuki were again the top-selling car brands in Japan. New passenger vehicle registrations in Japan increased by 5%. Toyota easily maintained its traditional position as Japan鈥檚 largest carmaker by selling more than double the number of vehicles in 2017 than second-placed Honda. The Japanese new vehicle market grew … Read more